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- Jio vs Starlink makes for a billionaire clash, but India’s satcom race is a minefield in the skies
Jio Platforms is preparing for an IPO while developing its satellite venture to connect remote areas. Reliance Jio's ambitious plan involve...
NASA adopting Apollo's urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two yearsNASA plans to return astronauts to the moon with the Artemis III mission set for next summer. Following that, Artemis IV aims to accomplish...
SpaDex satellites have re-entered Earth's atmosphere: ISROThe Space Docking Experiment, known as SpaDex, involved two satellites launched in December 2024. The mission focused on demonstrating auto...
NASA's 12-foot-wide satellite lost its radio signal in space; scientists still got the data they neededA sphere launched by NASA in 1961 named Explorer 9 was made to measure how dense the air is above the Earth. Its radio beacon did not work,...
Sat Sovereign, Not Satrapi: Why India can't get locked in with one side in satcom battleElon Musk argues that Starlink can benefit underserved rural areas of India through improved connectivity. The ongoing debate surrounding s...
Musk is getting it wrong on India's space "oligarchs". Here's whyThough Starlink boasts extensive satellite internet coverage, many potential users find the service economically unviable. The Indian gover...
In 1965, NASA unfolded a 96 feet satellite in space to test what could puncture an Apollo spacecraftNASA’s Pegasus I, launched in 1965, opened wings 96 feet wide in orbit to count hits from particles too small to see. The readings helped e...
US says Russian military satellite exhibiting 'threatening behavior' near its 'commercial' satelliteUS on Wednesday (local time) accused Russia of threatening actions in space, saying Moscow's COSMOS 2612 military satellite deliberately ma...
India-Pakistan Moon race: With China's help, Pakistan wants to send humans to Moon five years before IndiaPakistani astronaut on Moon: Pakistan has set a target of landing on the Moon by 2035 as it expands its space programme through cooperation...
Russian satellite dangerously nears European spacecraftRussia launched the Cosmos-2612 military satellite into low Earth orbit in April. It began changing course late September and eventually mo...
ET Exclusive: Jio wants satellite broadband that connects 'every Indian home,' says Akash AmbaniJio Platforms is preparing for its IPO while focusing on debt reduction and bolstering the balance sheet. The company plans to enhance cust...
EU is making its own satellite system like Elon Musk's Starlink. Its first satellites are expected to launch in 2029Since Russia's invasion, Ukraine has heavily depended on Elon Musk's Starlink for its military communication needs. However, recent limitat...
US startup plans to sell sunlight at night with help from India's Skyroot AerospaceReflect Orbital is revolutionizing nighttime visibility by launching satellites to deliver on-demand sunlight. In collaboration with Skyroo...
SpaceX stocks: Why is Elon Musk-owned Space Exploration Technologies Corp-SPCX share price at Nasdaq down?Elon Musk's SpaceX struck a deal to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio, posing a direct challenge to US wireless companies.
Satellite network a 'technology of geopolitical control': Think tank for hard limits on StarlinkAn Indian policy group has advised the government to enforce strict conditions on foreign satellite operators. The Kutniti Foundation argue...
A satellite was launched for the first time with frequency division multiple access in 1966. After functioning for nearly 20 years, it slipped into a useless orbit almost 7 years after official deactivationATS-1 was launched on December 7, 1966, to test satellite communications, weather observation and orbital technologies. The spacecraft was ...
Space junk warning on World Space Week 2026: More than 4,000 payloads entered orbit in 2025 as collision risks growEarth’s orbital environment is becoming increasingly crowded as satellites are introduced and commercial constellations remain to expand. E...